Is this said by one person to another/others? Yes Is it an instruction? Yes Is the speaker H/A/M? HAF Are location and time-period relevant? No to location, yope to time period. I'll just tell you: Connecticut, a few weeks ago.

Was the instructee personally expected to follow the instruction? Or was someone/something else? (For example, was he playing a game -- I could see myself saying this about an RPG character or a toy soldier in a wargame)?

Was the instructee personally expected to follow the instruction? There were 2 instructees, and Yes. Or was someone/something else? No (For example, was he playing a game -- I could see myself saying this about an RPG character or a toy soldier in a wargame)? No, but good lateral thought.

Are you the instructor/instructee? No Anyone else relevant? Yes - there are a total of 4 people relevant.

4 people involved -- two instructors, No two instructees? Yes Can the instructees be considered students? No Does the instruction modify an earlier instruction? Modify, not really. A better word would be "clarify."

Is there only one person being a performer? Only one person being filmed? Is the filming technique itself being criticized? Is the filming done in order to later analyze and critique the performance? Or is it for some other purpose? Is a sport relevant?

Is there only one person being a performer? Yes Only one person being filmed? Yesish Is the filming technique itself being criticized? No Is the filming done in order to later analyze and critique the performance? No Or is it for some other purpose? Yes Is a sport relevant? No

So person 4 is an actor? For the purposes of this puzzle, yes.Persons 2 and 3 (the instructees) are somehow involved in person 4's performance? YesAre they filming person 4? NoAdding some kind of prop help Yes! (e.g. throwing fake snow)? But not this.

I'm going to call person 4 Pete, kay? Is Pete in a movie? If so, a professionally made movie? Is he the only person in the relevant shot? Are the instructees involved in lighting? Costumes? Makeup? An animal of some sort? A prop or props that Pete directly interacts with in the scene (eg he's supposed to be a reporter, and they provide his notebook)? A prop that someone else directly in the scene? A prop that is present in the shot and important to the plot, but Pete never actually touches it (eg there's a plane flying overhead)? A part of the background? CGI of some sort?

I'm going to call person 4 Pete, kay? Sure Is Pete in a movie? Yesish If so, a professionally made movie? No Is he the only person in the relevant shot? Directly, yes Are the instructees involved in lighting? Costumes? Makeup? An animal of some sort? A prop or props that Pete directly interacts with in the scene (eg he's supposed to be a reporter, and they provide his notebook)? A prop that someone else directly in the scene? A prop that is present in the shot and important to the plot, but Pete never actually touches it (eg there's a plane flying overhead)? A part of the background? This one; in fact, the prop is the background. No to rest. CGI of some sort?

Is it just a curtain behind him? No A backdrop with something painted/emblazoned on it? Noish Is the scene supposed to take place indoors? Outdoors? This... Are they actually indoors? Outdoors? ...and this.

Is the movie on-site wherever the scene takes place? Does it take place outside a house? Outside another building? In a park? In a city?On a farm? A beach? A field? A sports arena? In space? In the air? Underwater? In a vehicle of some kind?

Is the movie on-site wherever the scene takes place? With svv of "movie", yope. Does it take place outside a house? Outside another building? In a park? In a city? On a farm? A beach? A field? Irrelevant precisely where; the point is that it's outside. A sports arena? In space? In the air? Underwater? In a vehicle of some kind? None of these.

Okay, so it's not a professionally made movie... a documentary? a school project? a home movie? something to post on youtube? Relevant what they were filming with? If so, an old, super-8 type video camera? A digital camcorder? A digital camera? A cell phone? Was there more than just the one scene? Was Pete acting out a prewritten, fictional script?

Okay, so it's not a professionally made movie... a documentary? a school project? This one; no to rest. It was actually some teachers making it though, but that's not really important. a home movie? something to post on youtube? Relevant what they were filming with? No If so, an old, super-8 type video camera? A digital camcorder? A digital camera? A cell phone? Was there more than just the one scene? Yes but irr Was Pete acting out a prewritten, fictional script? Yes

Is it foilage/shrubbery/trees/similar? Are they simulating something waving in the wind? Is it a flag? Are they waving a big flag behind the character, making a patriotic display? Which turns out more spastic than glorious at the first attempt?

Is it foilage/shrubbery/trees/similar? No Are they simulating something waving in the wind? Yes... Is it a flag? Yes! Are they waving a big flag behind the character, making a patriotic display? Yes! Which turns out more spastic than glorious at the first attempt? Exactly!

**********SPOILER**********

Every year, the teachers and seniors in my high school perform skits making fun of the other group. This is from the blooper section of the teacher skit: the teacher was "acting" as a student who is going into a college ROTC program. I don't need to give more details - it pretty much went exactly as Galfisk said, except that naturally, everyone burst out laughing at that line.

And the title comes from another part of the skit, where the teachers were poking fun at a student who plans to be a doctor.

Nice work, and please direct your attention to my other two puzzles, which are becoming stale, as well as my new puzzle at the bottom.

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